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IFPA calls for immigration reform at ‘Leading the Way’ conference
“Farmers can only grow what they can pick. Our current immigration system is shackling our ability to increase food production...
President Biden’s future legacy
I am deliberately writing this on the day of the election. So nothing I say can be taken as reflecting...
Immigration reform remains a long shot
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The fresh produce industry desperately needs labor and better certainty for the foreign workers it uses, both...
IFPA hopes this is the year for ag immigration reform
It’s been attempted for decades, but the International Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:378962 government relations group is cautiously optimistic for...
IFPA members urge senate action on immigration reform
WASHINGTON – International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 members spearheaded a press conference today along with other members of the...
The future crop symbiosis between the U.S. and Mexico
It’s starting to look like a glitch in the Matrix. Yet again, agricultural leaders are calling upon Congress to adopt...
Biden and AMLO: Nothing on immigration for now
To judge from the news accounts, the July 12 meeting between President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador...
IFPA joins call for Senate action on farm labor shortage and rising food costs
July 12, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today national and state agricultural leaders joined Republican Members of Congress – including U.S. Representatives Dan...
Texas sees its biggest immigration tragedy
One of the top worries of the produce industry is labor, and the industry takes its labor where it can...
IFPA helps form new immigration coalition
March 2, 2022 Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – As part of its strategic commitment to government advocacy and leadership,...
Driscoll’s-funded documentary ‘The Last Harvest’ released on Vimeo
WATSONVILLE, Calif.–The award-winning documentary, “The Last Harvest,” releases for free exclusively on Vimeo for a timely Thanksgiving message of appreciation and...
Causes of the labor shortage a complex mix
“Complaining that people don’t want to work because they could make more on unemployment is a funny way of admitting...
George W. Bush pushes immigration reform
Which is the latest organization to speak out in favor of immigration reform? The George W. Bush Institute, a conservative...
Immigration reform no closer to reality
The U.S. House of Representatives expect to pass the Farm Modernization Workforce Act as soon as Thursday, March 18. The...
Immigration reform bill introduced in House of Representatives
The United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 sent this member alert: March 4, 2021 — Bipartisan legislation titled the Farm...
Biden admin restarts immigration bill
Potentially the most important news to affect the produce industry this week is new labor legislation proposed by the Biden...
Showing the weight of lobbying
We all love the famous quote, “laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made,” attributed to...
United Fresh warns border shutdown will harm produce industry
PRESS RELEASE On March 27, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan stated that CBP will be...
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